Explainer: What is being done to encourage women's participation in Indonesia's parliament?

On 14 February 2024, Indonesians will cast their votes in the country's general election to decide a new president, as well as members of the national parliament and government councils at provincial, municipal and local levels.
The election further consolidates Indonesia's successful democratic transition (1999). But the nation remains far from achieving equal gender representation in politics.
In this short video, the Perth USAsia Centre Indo-Pacific Fellow (2023) Dr Ella Prihatini addresses the effectiveness of Indonesia’s mandated legal candidate quota and why more needs to be done to encourage women to participate in Indonesia's parliament